Chicken bald back

[Chantelle]

One of my little pekin for a few weeks has been wheezing ive had her since about 8 weeks old and shes easy 20+ weeks now no problems the rest of my flok is healthy but i though maybe she had a little grain stuck last week it got slightly worse shes on growers pellets still and a little layers mash just to get the taste and all the others eat the same hes been wormed flubenvet and no sign of mites the eglues cleaned out twice a week, where have i gone wrong im so dis heartend i dont want anything to happen to my others!! Their my babies!

So off t the vets i went he wasnt very helpful just gave me 3 days worth of baytril and said come back if she gets worse she sounded like a crisp packet being scrunched when she breathes so i took her straight back he said theres fluid in her lungs gave me a nother 7 day course of baytril along with another big billband said thats all he can do she might have a heart defect!

Shes still trying to wander with the rest of the flock but cant keep ip so huddles in the corner fluffed up with her beakopen gasping and eyes shut ive given her nutridrops acv in water what else can i do, im also worried that the batril im syringing her is going into her lungs not down her neck as she sound worse with every dose please any advice is welcome!!!

( she in the house of an evening with a hot water bottle which she loves a cuddle)

[stacey30]

Hello, sorry to hear about your poorly pekin

A few of the symptoms you said sounded like gapeworm which my flock had recently. The signs were open mouths, funny coughing noises almost shouting out, very sleepy, shut eyes, standing alone away from others. Does that sound similar? Hope you find an answer and gets better soon xx

[Egghead68]

I'm sorry she's poorlY. Can you ask your vet about Tylan 200 injections (and to show you how to administervthem). These are very helpful for some respiratory infections.

In the meantime I'd isolate her and keep her warm and make sure she is eating and drinking.

[Chantelle]

Thanx guys im worried ive made it worse maybe ive been giving her meds to her wrong ptherwise why has she got worse not better ive been giving them as far back as the syringe will reach and in short burst so she can breath in between but she seems to crackle more straight after!

[mollyripkim]

I once had to give one of my liquids and the vet reassured me that it's actually quite difficult to get the fluid down the wrong hole so it should be ok. Maybe she seems worse afterwards from the stress of being handled. I hope she is ok.

[coco]

Chantelle, so about your poorly girl.

A friend of mine uses a vet in Rhyl for her hens and she rates him very highly. I can get the name if you like.

[Plum]

Tylan is supposed to be the most appropriate for respiratory infections and I read it often needs more than one course to get rid of an infection. My vet didn't keep it in but gave me a prescription and I bought it on the internet (much cheaper).

 

May not be an infection if the others haven't got it. Hope she picks up, it's so hard waiting while they are poorly.

[Chantelle]

Yes with the rest of the flock not having any symptoms at all the vet said its more likely to be a heart defect but would that have come on so strong so suddenly! I woke this morning thinking id find her dead but shes still with us!

Shes a little less mobile today seems to be deteriorating each day its like slowly watching her die! So sad! I scooped her up and she fed from my hand takes a few steps then seems really out of breath i researched tylan and asked the vet and hes a farm vet so thinking they should be used to chooks, but no he gave me baytril

Im quite tempted to stop the meds as shes been on them for 6 days now and still no drastic improvement her eyes are less puffy?? What would you do?

When i picked her up tis morn i noticed all her bum is mucky shes never had that but her poos not runny! Will that be due to the meds as shes been wormed etc and shes never had that poor chuckling!

[Plum]

I'd keep going with the meds and finish the course. What about Coco's vet recommendation

[Chantelle]

I'd keep going with the meds and finish the course. What about Coco's vet recommendation

Yes id be willing to give it a try shes worth it!! X

Shes still going though!

[Chantelle]

Shes still going but looks aweful ive had to bring her in now in a cat box by the radiator shes gasping i think shes not going to pull through this its horrid im watching her dye!! Poor little girl all i can do is make her comfortable now!

[stacey30]

How is she? So sorry to hear she's not improved

[Chantelle]

How is she? So sorry to hear she's not improved

Well we put her just on the grass to have some food and water while i cleaned out the cat box thought she was a safe distance from the others!! And fat flo came charging over and went nuts trying to peck at her eyes we had to quickly scoop her up and run inside no harm done but shes been kicked out of the flock now!

So back into the kitchen where its safe!

I thought she was going to die as she was falling over and could barely breath it was horrific to watch so i went to bed expecting the worst and when i got up in the morning shes still with us so shes eaten and drank ive given her bottom a bath and trimmed her feathers so it wont stick and applied a little petrolium jelly to stop a messy bum again and shes here another night im not giving up on her!

If she does get well with they just take her back into the flock or will i have to keep her seperate someone told me today i would have to get rid of her like shes an old handbag!! Grrrrrrrrr

Well id rather buy another garden for my little chicken nugget!

Has anyone else had an experience of re- introducing an old flock member? Me thinking positive xx

[Purplemaniacs]

Latte my only original girl was ill earlier in the year. I thought we were going to loose her so she came to live in the utility. But she had different ideas and recovered but the other four girls were horrid to her when I put her back in the WIR, in the past she had been top chook but had lost that position a whiler ago.

 

She is now back in with the four girls and they are all quite happy again. I had to introduce Latte slowly, she lived in an old dog crate so they got to used to each other again.

 

Best wishes, I hope your little pekin improves soon.

 

Chrissie

[Chantelle]

Latte my only original girl was ill earlier in the year. I thought we were going to loose her so she came to live in the utility. But she had different ideas and recovered but the other four girls were horrid to her when I put her back in the WIR, in the past she had been top chook but had lost that position a whiler ago.

 

She is now back in with the four girls and they are all quite happy again. I had to introduce Latte slowly, she lived in an old dog crate so they got to used to each other again.

 

Best wishes, I hope your little pekin improves soon.

 

Chrissie

Thankyou for your experience chrissie i hope my nugget gets better will keep you all informed xx